This century continued to fill in the blanks on the map of the world. Great advances in the applied sciences established industrial development that allowed travel faster than a horse, instant communication across the land and oceans, and the beginning of flight.
Palo Alto, CA: Pacific Books, 1970. Near Fine in Good dust-jacket Second Edition. [First edition 1962][9.5x6.25in]; xxxviii, [2], 147 pp., pen and ink illustration of Monterey on title page,extensive footnotes, appendices and index; Dark brown cloth cover with gilt lettering on spine, all edges trimmed; Minimal shelf wear, dusty top..... Item #13429
Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press, 1939. Fine in Near Fine dust-jacket First Edition. [Inscribed by Alice Larkin Toulmin, granddaughter] [9.25x6.5in]; xv, 273 pp., frontispiece of Larkin, 11 illustrations and images, bibliography, appendix and index; Red-orange cloth cover with black lettering on front and spine, all edges trimmed, illustration of..... Item #13345
Urbana, Il: University of Illinois Press, 1979. Near Fine in Very Good dust-jacket First Edition, 2nd Printing. [10x7in]; xviii, 565 pp. frontispiece Bierstadt's "The Oregon Trail", 52 illustrations, 9 maps and 10 charts, bibliography and index; Flax color cloth covers with gilt lettering in dark brown label on spine; all..... Item #13347
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1856. Very Good. First Edition, 2nd Printing. 12 mo [7.25x5in]; vii, 9-356 pp., [2], 1-12 pp. advertising, frontispiece portrait of Fremont with tissue guard, 13 plates of wood-engraved illustrations, with 12 pages of advertisements; Dark blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine, blind stamped designs..... Item #13615